2012 is here! Can anyone believe it?! It seems like I was just ringing in 2011. I have a hard time believing how quickly the years fly by. Doesn't seem right! My children seem to get older daily. They are truly the best things that ever happened to me. This is where my first resolution comes: I will continue to strive to be the be the best mother I can be.
I gained 50 pounds with my pregnancy. Much of it I believe can be attributed to the Prednisone, which I continue to take. I sometimes feel like I am fighting a losing battle with Prednisone in the weight loss department. I will not give up though. This resolution has a few parts. I would like to lose 50 lbs this year, that will be less than 1 pound a week on average, which is totally doable. I want to run at least 5 miles a week in January, 7 miles a week in February, 10 miles a week in March. I want to exercise at least 5 days a week for 30 minutes a day. I want to run a half marathon by the end of the summer.
My next resolution will deal with my peace of mind. I always feel so much better when I have a clean house. I will spend at least 30 minutes a day working on keeping a clean house. I know that once it is clean, it won't take that long to keep clean.
This resolution will deal with spirituality. I will read my scriptures daily for at least 5 minutes. I can find 5 minutes a day to read uplifting words. I will do my Visiting Teaching monthly. I can do better than I did in 2011 as far as my spiritual goals.
I will blog more frequently. I love to blog. I love to sit down and write about the day in my family. My goal is to have it printed off and bound in a book for my children on a yearly basis. I do horrible at writing in their journals, so this is why I decided to blog. I want them to know about what happened in their family on a regular basis.
I hope that 2012 is better than 2011. I am thankful for all the friendships that I made in 2011. I look forward to this year and seeing what happens. I look forward to seeing how my children mature in this year. I look forward to seeing my family again, whenever that may happen. It is hard to plan a trip with 4 little children. It is expensive to fly and it is a long road trip for them if I were to drive. I would love to win a Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes :) I know Ed McMahon wouldn't be showing up on my door, but it would be nice if someone would!
Thank you to my friends who understand that just because I don't see them often, it doesn't mean that I don't love you and think about you often. You are in my prayers always and I always want the best for you. I love to read on Facebook about your successes. I have the best family and friends around. May you all have a wonderful 2012 and all your dreams come true!
Showing posts with label Goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goals. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Long Term Goals...
Long Term Goals... What a big, scary phrase!
I was talking to my older brother yesterday. He was back East visiting the family. He was going to be heading to Buffalo soon to catch his flight back to Washington. During our conversation, we got on the topic of goals. Things that we want to accomplish, not really short-term goals, since they are things that we can't do right now, but things that we look forward to doing once we can get the time or we feel like it is in our best interest.
I started running in Feb of 2009. I started running because I was overweight, well, obese (what a horrible word to hear someone say to you!). In April 2009, I was diagnosed with hammertoes and had to get surgery on 3 toes to correct it, which consisted of removing bone. There went my running for about 2 1/2 months. The furthest I had run before the surgery was a 5K on a treadmill. In June, when I could start running again, I found a half marathon to sign up for. I signed up, and started training. In October, I finished the Warren Co YMCA Super Kwik Half Marathon in 2:33:55. I was very happy to have finished. I crossed the finish line with my husband, three children, brother and his wife, sisters, bro-in-law and nephew cheering me on.
I have completed 2 marathons, they were both last fall, and I didn't come in last. Sept 25, 2010, was Akron Roadrunner and then Nov 13, 2011, was the Richmond SunTrust. When I was in college, at the ripe old age of 19, I took a class where we were essentially asked to make a Bucket List. I have no idea where the list is now, or very much that was on it, but I do remember that one of them was to finish a marathon without coming in last place. At that age, I was not even a runner (I was that horrible O word at 19). I think that I had run a few times here and there, but I always remembered that as being a goal.
My goal is to complete two more marathons. I want to be able to give a marathon medal to each of my children. They are essentially the reason that I run, that I lace up my shoes and head out the door. There are many times when long runs, we are talking 10 miles or more, would take a couple of hours at least. It was time away from mommy, but they never complained that I was gone so long. They understood that it is something that I want to, need to, do. They saw me cross the finish line at the Richmond Marathon, holding signs and cheering me on. It brought tears to my eyes, seeing how devoted they were to me and how much joy it brought them to see me following through.
I learned to love running, I believe, because it is a fast way to burn a lot of calories. Well, only as fast as you can run, which isn't very fast in my case, compared to others. When I am running though, I am running my best. I know that I will never be at the head of any pack of runners, but someday I may win my age group, if I am 80 and still running, which I hope that I will be. That will probably be because I am the only one that is 80 and running, but that is okay :) I do it because I enjoy it. I know that I am helping myself live a healthier lifestyle than I did in the past. Therefore, I believe, that I will be around longer for my children, and then, hopefully grandchildren, and so forth.
I told my brother, that I hope to be running again in January. I realize that after this pregnancy, and the c-section I will have at some point in October, I hope no sooner, it will be most likely January before I run again. I will have to start slow, probably with walking during the couple of months before January to start to rebuild my cardiovascular capabilities. It is amazing how fast they dwindle. I am sure I will be elated when I run my first 1/2 mile, then my first mile, and so forth. It is starting over, but it will be so worth it. The marathon training probably won't start until the baby is one or two years-old. I will be doing 5 Ks and 10 Ks until then. I do know that it will start eventually though. I think that my children may want to join me for some of the shorter runs. They seemed to really enjoy running, when we used to do that together.
What are some health goals you have set and/or accomplished? What are some ways you have attained these goals, or plan to?
I was talking to my older brother yesterday. He was back East visiting the family. He was going to be heading to Buffalo soon to catch his flight back to Washington. During our conversation, we got on the topic of goals. Things that we want to accomplish, not really short-term goals, since they are things that we can't do right now, but things that we look forward to doing once we can get the time or we feel like it is in our best interest.
I started running in Feb of 2009. I started running because I was overweight, well, obese (what a horrible word to hear someone say to you!). In April 2009, I was diagnosed with hammertoes and had to get surgery on 3 toes to correct it, which consisted of removing bone. There went my running for about 2 1/2 months. The furthest I had run before the surgery was a 5K on a treadmill. In June, when I could start running again, I found a half marathon to sign up for. I signed up, and started training. In October, I finished the Warren Co YMCA Super Kwik Half Marathon in 2:33:55. I was very happy to have finished. I crossed the finish line with my husband, three children, brother and his wife, sisters, bro-in-law and nephew cheering me on.
I have completed 2 marathons, they were both last fall, and I didn't come in last. Sept 25, 2010, was Akron Roadrunner and then Nov 13, 2011, was the Richmond SunTrust. When I was in college, at the ripe old age of 19, I took a class where we were essentially asked to make a Bucket List. I have no idea where the list is now, or very much that was on it, but I do remember that one of them was to finish a marathon without coming in last place. At that age, I was not even a runner (I was that horrible O word at 19). I think that I had run a few times here and there, but I always remembered that as being a goal.
My goal is to complete two more marathons. I want to be able to give a marathon medal to each of my children. They are essentially the reason that I run, that I lace up my shoes and head out the door. There are many times when long runs, we are talking 10 miles or more, would take a couple of hours at least. It was time away from mommy, but they never complained that I was gone so long. They understood that it is something that I want to, need to, do. They saw me cross the finish line at the Richmond Marathon, holding signs and cheering me on. It brought tears to my eyes, seeing how devoted they were to me and how much joy it brought them to see me following through.
I learned to love running, I believe, because it is a fast way to burn a lot of calories. Well, only as fast as you can run, which isn't very fast in my case, compared to others. When I am running though, I am running my best. I know that I will never be at the head of any pack of runners, but someday I may win my age group, if I am 80 and still running, which I hope that I will be. That will probably be because I am the only one that is 80 and running, but that is okay :) I do it because I enjoy it. I know that I am helping myself live a healthier lifestyle than I did in the past. Therefore, I believe, that I will be around longer for my children, and then, hopefully grandchildren, and so forth.
I told my brother, that I hope to be running again in January. I realize that after this pregnancy, and the c-section I will have at some point in October, I hope no sooner, it will be most likely January before I run again. I will have to start slow, probably with walking during the couple of months before January to start to rebuild my cardiovascular capabilities. It is amazing how fast they dwindle. I am sure I will be elated when I run my first 1/2 mile, then my first mile, and so forth. It is starting over, but it will be so worth it. The marathon training probably won't start until the baby is one or two years-old. I will be doing 5 Ks and 10 Ks until then. I do know that it will start eventually though. I think that my children may want to join me for some of the shorter runs. They seemed to really enjoy running, when we used to do that together.
What are some health goals you have set and/or accomplished? What are some ways you have attained these goals, or plan to?
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